Registered Nurse ICU Qualified Surgical

Function Nursing Facility Life Springs Parkland Hospital Position Registered Nurse ICU Qualified Surgical

A vacancy exists for a Registered Nurse (ICU) Qualified, based at Surgical ICU - Life Springs Parkland Hospital reporting to Karin Everson, Unit Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing holistic and optimal quality nursing care to critically ill patients in order to maximize a positive outcome for the customer in line with Company & Hospital strategic objectives.

• Providing quality basic and specialised nursing care
• Continual communication with the patient and family regarding the patient's condition
• Administering medication in accordance with an ethical, legal framework
• Reviewing and complying with internal policies and protocols
• Ensuring quality management systems and initiatives are conducted according to the unit specification
• Advocating the patient by motivating acuity to the case management and notifying the doctor of any limitations

• Interacting and communicating with a multi-disciplinary team
• Providing training and development to ensure personal and professional growth
• Ensuring the ICU team works according to the scope of practice to utilise the correct skills mix

• Managing all stock used according to unit specific policies and protocols
• Controlling and managing staff hours and leave in accordance with company policy

• Maintaining a safe and holistic patient environment to enforce infection control
• Promoting a safe and healthy working environment by completing SHEQ alerts and incident reports to the SHEQ Coordinator

• Conducting in service orientation on doctor specific preferences
• Executing doctors' requests and prescriptions after patient rounds
• Assisting multi disciplinary team members with the execution of their duties

• Checking equipment and instrumentation are in working condition daily and reporting any defaults to the Unit Manager and Clinical Engineer
• Educating and supervising staff and doctors on the correct utilisation of specialised equipment and instrumentation

• Ensuring records are accurately completed and stored in accordance with legal and ethical requirements

• Relevant degree or diploma in nursing
• Nursing experience in ICU
• Strong customer orientation, team player, energetic and well organised
• Ability to work under pressure in a continuously changing environment
• Strong interpersonal skills required
• Willingness to fulfil a role in the unit according to the flexi hours system and call system

• Problem solving, analysis and judgement
• Resilience
• Engaging diversity
• Verbal & written communication and presentation
• Influencing
• Drive & energy
• Excellence orientation
• Ethical behaviour
• Building relationships
• Customer responsiveness
• Organisational awareness
• Leading by example (Key for Managers)
• Motivating and developing people (Key for Managers)

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Closing date: Monday, January 26, 2026

Internal applicants: before making an application, you are requested to discuss your application with your line manager. External candidates will also be considered.

Life Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applicants who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date of this advert should consider their application as unsuccessful.